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(FILES) This file photo taken on June 27, 2013 shows South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (L) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a joint declaration ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
South Korean lawmakers on December 9, 2016 voted to impeach President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal and opening a new period of national uncertainty. The National Assembly ballot immediately transferred Park's authority to the prime minister, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether to ratify the decision and permanently remove the president from office. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / WANG ZHAOWANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images